Ham radios
One or twice the subject has come up but the FRS and the other channels are not a great idea. When out on the road in the middle of nowhere and the cells don't work and the CBs, now rare, and you don...
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Ham since late 70s here. I do have 2M in the truck but seldom use it. Leave it on 146.520 when travelling but seldom hear anyone on it.
Repeaters are great, especially when linked, but too much trouble to be messing with settings as you travel from one area of coverage to the next. Need a radio person to operate.
Sadly, the multiband antenna is used more for finding the truck in a big carpark these days.
For short range finding somebody in a big box store or parking directions in the CG the FRS radio is tough to beat.
Repeaters are great, especially when linked, but too much trouble to be messing with settings as you travel from one area of coverage to the next. Need a radio person to operate.
Sadly, the multiband antenna is used more for finding the truck in a big carpark these days.
For short range finding somebody in a big box store or parking directions in the CG the FRS radio is tough to beat.
